Toriglyn

Appearance: If there was a stereotypical look for a female bluerider, Toriglyn is it. She looks almost like a petit man. She has blonde, short hair, and hazel eyes. She has tannish skin. Her shoulders are too broad for the rest of her. She has small hips, and small breasts, though both do exsist.

Personality: She is a bluerider, and does not feel in any way ashamed or lower than the other dragonriders. She especially doesn't feel any different from the other blueriders. Toriglyn, who prefers to be called Tor'lyn, enjoys discussing actions on how to change things. She will sit for hours and plot. However, she also likes doing things. She will sometimes get a bit inpatient with the way the Resistance works and decide she's going to do something by herself. She has been known to decide to answer to nothing other than Tor'lyn, or bluerider Tor'lyn, or something of that kind. However, even during her emotional outbursts, she keeps herself civil toward gold, bronze, and most brown riders as well.

Her move from Fort to Arolos has, so far, done nothing to change her personality. She cannot accept that Arolos is really as accepting of female blueriders as it is. In her mind, it must be a place that is better than Fort, but definately not a true haven. She is still wary and bitter toward browns, golds, and bronzes.

Update 2/9/05:
She's realized that Arolos Weyr really is different than Fort, and her personality has changed accordingly. She's nicer, and much more personable. However, she's still a bit warry around gold and bronzeriders.

Update 8/19/05:
Toriglyn got herself into a small fight after Fall. It wasn't physical, not really, until K'hal decided to make it physical. He dislocated her arm, and she was forced to leave and go to the infirmary. It has been reset and is healing, but it will take time before she's able to fly thread.

History: Instantly, when Toriglyn was born, she was put into the care of the creche at Fort Weyr. She became a typical Weyrbrat, and ended up doing nothing more than chores. As she grew up it became apparent she wasn't beautiful enough to be much use to most of the men at the Weyr, but as a dragonrider's child she was able to stand on the Sands. She stood time and again, and she was never chosen. The golds all took prettier, less rebellious Candidates.

Finally, she Impressed a dragon, but it was a blue. In the first moments, she understood that this blue dragon fit her perfectly. She didn't want to become a bronzerider's plaything, she wanted to fight thread. As a bluerider, she could. She learned quickly that being a bluerider also meant that she would be ostracized. She's learned to live with that, and has become more and more opposed to the way Fort is run over the turns.

One night, when playing cards with a few other green and blueriders, a brownrider came in asking to play. Becoming enraged, Toriglyn began to push him around. With the help of the other blue and greenriders, she beat the brownrider until he was almost unconsious. She would have stayed at Fort too, except that the brownrider began telling people.

She heard rumors of a female bluerider that had the nerve to beat a brownrider, and decided it was time to get out of there. Late at night she and Parlorth left Fort for good, and arrived at Arolos to begin anew.

Update 2/9/05:
Her start at Arolos Weyr was bumpy, but she's gotten used to it. She's fit in rather well.

Information about Toriglyn's dragon

Dragon Name: Parlorth

Colour: Blue

Age: 3

Wing (Weyrling Group): Unforgettables (Adoptables Wing)

Appearance: Prlorth is a normal looking blue, except that his wings are rather large and long. He is a bright blue, almost shiney. He also has a sky blue splotch on the top of his head. He has normal claws and head size.

Personality: Parlorth loves his rider, he just doesn't understand why no one else does. He thinks he's a rather awesome dragon, to have a female rider, and the other dragons really don't. He also doesn't like the way the golds and bronzes treat him. Even some of the other blues don't like him. He hates Fort, and would like to get away.

Now that they're at Arolos, he is quite happy. The other dragons there have accepted him easily, and were quite friendly. He doesn't understand his rider's continued misgivings about Arolos, but he doesn't question them either. He has become much more pleasent to be around, much happier.

Weyr of Origin: Fort

Abilites and weaknesses: His long wings give him the ability to turn sharply and great balance in the air. He's also pretty smart, but not extremely smart.

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